Comics of the American West

by Maurice Horn

A history of Western comics that also discusses the contributions made by comic strips and comic books to the mythology of the West.

Genres: Comics

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Horn brings an international perspective to his survey of comics situated in the American West that includes several European comic books, with comments about those that contributed to Western mythology. Those mentioned are probably fewer than Horn realizes. I'm not sure this book is important, but it is interesting.

[doowopapocalypse · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was expecting more. There's very little depth put into this work as a whole. I thought it was an interesting topic and he does attempt to cover a lot of ground, but the author never really examines western comics very thoroughly. There's a lot that left me feeling I could have learned more.